The Devil That Failed The Ominous Adventure of a Twentieth-century Gulliver
by Samuel, Maurice
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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North Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1952. Hardcover. First edition "Half a thriller and half a parable...relates the adventures of a modern Gulliver who finds himself by sudden castastrophe too big for ordinary life". 271+ pages, pictorial title page. Tuck [The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy, page 377 "Modern Guilliver---a man wakes to find himself 13 feet tall and weighing 160 stone (about one metric ton)"]. Reginald 12666.
Very good with 3/16" spot of abrasive wear to the top edge of the rear board, in Very Good Dust Wrapper with some toning, wear to the spine ends, and a few edge tears. See photos Bx160
Very good with 3/16" spot of abrasive wear to the top edge of the rear board, in Very Good Dust Wrapper with some toning, wear to the spine ends, and a few edge tears. See photos Bx160
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Details
- Bookseller
- biblioboy (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11728
- Title
- The Devil That Failed The Ominous Adventure of a Twentieth-century Gulliver
- Author
- Samuel, Maurice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1952
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- SCIENCE, FICTION, FANTASY
- Bookseller catalogs
- FICTION / Science Fiction / General;
- Size
- 8vo
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About the Seller
biblioboy
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North Providence, Rhode Island
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We are biblioboybiblioboy dealers in Books, Stamps, Ephemera, Victorian Trade cards, Magazines, Postcards, Sheet Music, Engravings, and much more. I started out as a book collector and soon progressed to owning a book store with over 80,000 books and more than 10,000 pieces of ephemera, postcards, and other items. I exhibited my stock for years at book and paper shows around the eastern United States. As the book and paper business has changed over the years, I have changed the way I do business to evolve with the times. I now offer my items for sale on the web only, through my various listing services and web sites. Being a a collector, as well as a dealer, I understand the importance of condition, as well as rarity of an item, and the desire to own scarce and one of a kind items.
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